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- Tōshūsai Sharaku (flourished 1794–95, Japan) was one of the most original Japanese artists of the Ukiyo-e movement (paintings and prints of the “floating world”).
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Tôshûsai Sharaku (東洲齋写楽), active c. 1794-95, was one of art history’s most fascinating and mysterious figures. He produced an astonishing body of work in a very brief working period, from the fifth month of 1794 to the first month of 1795 (totaling 10 months due to an intercalary month). The number of works was also small ...
Sharaku was a pivotal ukiyo-e artist of the 18th century. Very little is known about Sharaku’s life, save that he lived in Edo. During his ten-month career, Sharaku's art prints were of such high caliber that modern critics compare his genius to that of Rembrandt.
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- Soga Gorō and Gosho Gorōmaru Tōshūsai Sharaku 1794.
- Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Okinu, wife of Chōemon Tōshūsai Sharaku 1794.
- Kabuki Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II, Possibly in the Rôle of Ippei's Sister Osan Tōshūsai Sharaku 1794.
- Nakajima Wadaemon I as Tanbaya Hachiemon Tōshūsai Sharaku 1794.
[12] 3 prints come from Nido no Kake Katsuiro Soga at the Kiri-za; 7 from Edo Sunago Kichirei Soga and Godairiki Koi no Fūjime at the Miyako-za; 1 is a sumo print; 2 are musha-e warrior prints; and 1 is of the god of luck Ebisu.
Apr 28, 2001 · Sharaku burst onto the ukiyo-e printmaking scene in May 1794, leaving a lasting impact with approximately 140 woodblock prints in just ten months before vanishing mysteriously. His sudden departure has sparked numerous theories and inspired extensive literary exploration, creating one of art history's enduring mysteries.
Tōshūsai Sharaku (flourished 1794–95, Japan) was one of the most original Japanese artists of the Ukiyo-e movement (paintings and prints of the “floating world”). Tōshūsai is said to have been a nō actor in Awa province (now Tokushima prefecture).
Sep 9, 2023 · During his extremely brief ten-month career as an ukiyo-e woodblock print designer from 1794 to 1795, Toshusai Sharaku created some of Japan’s most memorable and luxurious artworks. Yet more than 200 years later, little remains known about the artist himself.
